The agency informs the community about its services, remains informed about community needs and resources, and identifies the mutual benefits of supporting individuals in their recovery.

PA-OTP 6.01

A public education and community relations service component:

educates the public about the value of opioid treatment;
builds community support; and
provides information about the agency.

PA-OTP 6.02

A public education and community relations service component also:

serves as a community resource for substance use and related health, mental health, and social issues;
establishes mechanisms to hear community views and issues about opioid treatment and the agency's presence in the community; and
aims to address and resolve community concerns.

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	PURPOSE: Individuals who participate in Opioid Treatment Programs improve social, emotional, and vocational functioning, achieve optimal productivity, and attain the recovery they seek.

RELATED FILES

NA Request.doc
PA-OTP Reference List.pdf
PA-OTP Table of Evidence.pdf


	PROGRAM A system of services offered by an organization. For example, an organization providing a mental health service may offer several mental health programs to different populations, e.g., a mental health program for adolescent teens. The word "program" can be used interchangeably with the word "service" or to describe specific programs.


	COMMUNITY A specific group of people living in the same locality and who may share a common culture, values, and norms. Communities can also be defined by race, religion, ethnicity, age, occupation, political status, tribal affiliation, interest in particular problems or outcomes, or other common bonds. The term "community" encompasses worksites, schools, tribes, residential neighborhoods, business districts, recreational areas, and health and human service sites.


	SERVICE One or more organization-operated programs or activities that have a common general objective and deploy the organization's material and human resources in a planned and systematic manner. An organization that publicly promotes or identifies itself in writing as offering a service, is licensed to deliver a service, assigns personnel and/or space to a service, or allocates financial resources to a service is considered to offer that service.